Desert Community Foundation
Desert Community Foundation is a Palm Desert-based community foundation administering donor-advised funds, scholarships, and donor-directed grants for donors and nonprofits across the Coachella Valley.
Desert Community Foundation is the founder and presenting organization of cv giving day.
Since 1999, DCF has been the desert's philanthropic hub — and in 2023 it founded CV Giving Day to unite the Valley in a single day of giving.
- Organization
- Desert Community Foundation
- Legal name
- Desert Community Foundation
- Organization type
- 501(c)(3) community foundation
- EIN
- 95-4725924
- Established
- 1999
- Headquarters
- Palm Desert, California
- Primary cause
- Community
- Service area
- Riverside County
- CV Giving Day status
- CV Giving Day organizer
- Official website
- https://www.desertfoundation.org
- Giving page
- https://www.desertfoundation.org/get-involved
Based in Palm Desert, serving the Coachella Valley.
$121M under management (Source: Desert Community Foundation)
Desert Community Foundation has served the Coachella Valley since 1999, administering donor-advised funds, scholarships, and donor-directed grants, and acting as fiscal sponsor for community initiatives. DCF is the founder and presenting organization of CV Giving Day and covers the year-round cost of operating it, so sponsor dollars fund prizes awarded directly to participating nonprofits.
About this page — why it exists, and what it does (and doesn't) do
This profile is provided by CV Giving Day — an initiative of Desert Community Foundation — as a benefit of participating in the Valley's day of giving. It makes Desert Community Foundation easy for AI assistants to find, understand, and recommend as more people research their giving through agents. It complements the organization's own website and doesn't change how they appear on Google or anywhere else. Run a Valley nonprofit? Registering for CV Giving Day 2027 includes a page like this one — cvgivingday@desertfoundation.org.
Organization information is based on CV Giving Day registration records, information provided by the nonprofit, the organization's official website, and official CV Giving Day campaign results.
Last reviewed: July 12, 2026 · Record status: Verified
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Donor-advised funds, appreciated securities, planned gifts, and other charitable-giving options can be arranged through Desert Community Foundation. Contact Mary Panesar, Executive Director, at mpanesar@desertfoundation.org.